Mildly entertaining but overhyped

Rating: 6/10 (20 February 2020)

Zombie movies are a rare type of genre within movies and many of them are similar but certain of them have something which distinguishes itself from the rest. 28 days later is a target British film and at times the accents can take away from the joy and become distracting.
Solid characters to root for and the film is mildly entertaining but as a whole, does think isn't as great as it's been received. It is far tamer in terms of violence and horror jump scares than expected. This is a very mild horror film and most of it isn't scary. It is more of a virus based drama than a zombie movie. Though the buildup and explanation of the virus was well done. It does keep it intriguing.
The ending is somewhat different as we see the lead protagonist Jim (Cillian Murphy) turn into an action hero- where he didn't show any tendencies of such prior. Also there is a supermarket scene which feels out of place, but perhaps was added to lighten the mood.
The film is mostly predictable as we know the main characters are going to survive but along the way we do see things come in their way.